For Child Care Businesses

Report Your Openings

Get available spots filled.

Please complete if you have available slots you are hoping to fill. This survey is for licensed child care programs serving Huron, Sanilac, and Tuscola Counties

How to get licensed

Resource Guide to Child Care Licensure in Michigan

The Child Care Licensing Bureau performs state licensing regulatory duties as required by state laws and federal requirements. The bureau program is designed to protect the health, safety and welfare of children receiving care and services in licensed child care settings. Activities include issuance of state licenses, routine inspections, complaint investigations, enforcement of state and federal requirements, and a host of other regulatory activities.

LARA has a step-by-step guide to licensing for childcare

Find Employees

Visit your local Michigan Works or Tech Center

Huron County

Sanilac County

Tuscola County

PreK for All

How to Become a GSRP Partner

As Michigan moves down the road towards PreK for All, we need more providers to join in! Learn about the steps you should take to become a Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) PreK for All partner.

First Steps

Be Licensed

Need help? Visit the child care licensing website to get more information and find contact information for licensing staff.

Participate in Great Start to Quality

GSRP requires that all programs must be working toward an Enhancing Quality Level or higher. Need to level up? Contact your local Resource Center at 877-614-7328. Visit the Quality Improvement page to learn more about the process.

Join MiRegistry

Visit MiRegistry.org to set up your free account. GSRP requires every site receiving funding and every lead and associate teacher to participate in MiRegistry.

Next Steps

Your Intermediate School District (ISD) is your next step to becoming a partner. They can help you with the process and with resources along the way.

• Apply to become a provider with your Local ISD
• Apply for $25,000 Start Up grants with your local ISD Find your Intermediate School District ECC Contact

Welcome to PreK for All

• Sign your contract and celebrate this last step

Attract & Retain Valuable Employees

Consider MI Tri-Share

The MI Tri-Share Child Care Program is designed to make child care affordable for Michigan’s working parents while also helping Michigan employers offer a highly desirable benefit that improves employee recruitment and retention.

Through MI Tri-Share, the cost of an employee’s child care is shared equally among the employer, the employee and the State of Michigan - an even three-way split.

Employer Requirements & Considerations

  • Offer the MI Tri-Share program to one or more employees with dependent children between 0-17 years old.

  • Agree to cover 33% of participating employees’ child care costs.

  • Confirm employee wage information, if requested.

  • Collect employee payments

  • Submit employer and employee payments via ACH.

  • Allow for flexibility as family situations and needs vary.